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    1. [KNAPP] Michelle Knapp and the meteorite
    2. Stephen C. Emery
    3. Does anyone on the list have any information on the following story? "On the evening of October 9th, 1992, residents across 7 U.S. states witnessed a brilliant fireball hurl across the evening sky, as bright as the full Moon, with a long tail behind it. Meanwhile in the town of Peekskill, New York, 18 year old Michelle Knapp was at home watching television when a loud "crashing" noise came from outside. The fireball had accumulated in the fall of a single stone meteorite which had shot straight through the back end of her car (1980 Chevy Malibu), bursting the oil tank and excavating a small 12cm impact crater in the ground below. Warm to the touch, the incident was originally reported by the Peekskill police as "criminal mischief by a very strong male", science would determine this 12.4kg meteorite as a H5 chondrite." (See <http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&tc=ps&item=207801347>) -Stephen Emery Louisville, KY

    11/26/1999 09:56:23